Multiplication principle - math word problems

Number of problems found: 164

  • Gold, silver, bronze
    olympics How many ways can we divide gold, silver, bronze medails if there are 6 people competing?
  • Hazard game
    sportka In the Sportka hazard game, 6 numbers out of 49 are drawn. What is the probability that we will win: a) second prize (we guess 5 numbers correctly) b) the third prize (we guess 4 numbers correctly)?
  • Birthday paradox
    holland How large must the group of people be so that the probability that two people have a birthday on the same day of the year is greater than 90%?
  • Chess competition
    chess 4 chess players took part in the competition. How many tournaments have taken place if every chess player has fought everyone once?
  • Tournament
    futball_ball How many matches will be played in a football tournament in which there are two groups of 5 teams if one match is played in groups with each other and the group winners play a match for the overall winner of the tournament?
  • Big numbers
    numbers_1 How many natural numbers less than 10 to the sixth can be written in numbers: a) 9.8.7 b) 9.8.0
  • Holidays with grandmam
    saty We have packed three T-shirts - white, red, orange and five pants - blue, green, black, pink and yellow. How many days can we spend with the old mother if we put on a different combination of clothes every day?
  • Three-digit numbers
    numbers_2 We have digits 0,1,4,7 that cannot be repeated. How many three-digit numbers can we write from them? You can help by listing all the numbers.
  • Digits
    pin_keyboard How many odd four-digit numbers can we create from digits: 0, 3,5,6,7?
  • Dinning room
    cukriky_14 How many different combinations can we choose if there are 3 soups, 5 kinds of main dish and 2 desserts in the dining room?
  • Election 4
    vote_1 In a certain election there are 3 candidates for president 5 for secretory and 2 for tresurer. Find how many ways the election may (turn out/held).
  • You have
    sane You have 4 reindeer and you want to have 3 fly your sleigh. You always have your reindeer fly in a single-file line. How many different ways can you arrange your reindeer?
  • Three-digit integers
    numbers2_49 How many three-digit natural numbers exist that do not contain zero and are divisible by five?
  • Possible combinations - word
    dices2 How many ways can the letters F, A, I, R be arranged?
  • Each with each
    tenis_3 Five pupils from 3A class played table tennis. How many matches did they play with each other?
  • Practice
    telocvik How many ways can you place 20 pupils in a row when starting on practice?
  • How many
    numbers2_41 How many double-digit numbers greater than 30 we can create from digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5? Numbers cannot be repeated in a two-digit number.
  • Glass with icecream
    zmrzlina_7 We have 6 kinds of ice cream and 5 kinds of fruit. We put 3 cups of ice cream and 2 fruits into each glass. How many can unique decorated glasses be?
  • Beads
    koralky2 How many ways can we thread 4 red, 5 blue, and 6 yellow beads onto a thread?
  • One three
    dice We throw two dice. What is the probability that max one three falls?

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